Côte d'Ivoire vs Kuwait
Côte d'Ivoire is 18.1 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 18 times.
Côte d'IvoireKuwaitCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
18.1×
Côte d'Ivoire is 18.1× the area of Kuwait.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Kuwait City |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 18.1 times larger than Kuwait. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 18 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 18.1× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Kuwait about 1.32×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Kuwait?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 4,865,298. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².